Controller

Position Description

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Controller to join the Power Bus Way Team in Mississauga, ON. As a Controller, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the company’s financial operations, while ensuring compliance, driving strategic decision-making, and fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

What Will You Do?

• Manage daily accounting activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and general ledger maintenance.
• Understand cost accounting to facilitate interaction with site managers, FP&A Manager and Operation’s Controller.
• Conduct monthly books closing and prepare financial statements. Ensure accuracy of all accounts and support judgmental reserves, timely reconciliation, and use consistent methodologies across the business.
• Ensure that up-to-date IFRS, generally accepted accounting principles and tax requirements (at Federal and Provincial levels) are implemented and adopted by the local team.
• Develop and manage budgets, forecast future performance, and analyze variances.
• Manage tax-related activities; liaise with the Group Tax department and support regional tax authority filings and audits. Strive to limit tax exposures and costs.
• Manage year-end financial audits. Act as lead liaison with external auditors. Improve processes and controls based on their recommendations.
• Make recommendations to Finance leadership to initiate policies, practices and procedures to improve overall control and financial performance.
• Establish and maintain internal controls to safeguard company assets, as per Legrand standards and common best practices, and ensure the integrity of financial information.
• Develop a highly trained and empowered finance team that embraces continuous improvement and relentlessly eliminates non-value-added activities.
• Act as the Finance Business Process Owner in the design and implementation of an ERP system as well as cost accounting and general ledger modules.
• Other duties and activities as directed by senior management.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) preferred
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment

Preferred Skills:

• Solid business acumen and understanding of a variety of functional areas within the business
• Excellent problem analysis and problem resolution skills at both a strategic and functional level, and the ability to identify trends and establish proactive corrective actions
• Strong computer skills, proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software. Experience with Power BI and SAP.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Ability to manage staff on a day-to-day basis. Must be able to provide the right balance of guidance/support and autonomy, based on the employee's skill level, knowledge and competencies.

Company Info

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit

About Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems Division

Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems (EWS) division provides the most complete line of residential, commercial, and industrial electrical wiring devices in the world. Through commitment to innovation and quality, EWS maintains the position of industry leader in wire and cable management and wiring devices categories, specializing in raceways, flexible floor, open space and outdoor power solutions, wire mesh cable trays and systems, and designer switches and outlets. With this comprehensive offering, EWS serves a range of exciting vertical markets, including commercial office and commercial interior, data centers, education, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mixed-use developments and residential. For more information, visit

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